Most TV shows are just entertainment and even the news can often be false,
but TruTV,
which uses a tagling of "Not Reality. Actuality.",
is guilty of false advertising,
deception and scamming people by hyping fake shows as "Actuality".

Consider the show "Operation Repo".
While it can be entertaining,
and while it may be based on true situations that have occured,
the show itself is fake and
badly faked at that.
Many of the sitatuations are questionable,
at best,
but there are some scenes which prove that it is fake.
One example is a scene in which Matt gets hit and falls to the ground.
If you record the show with a good VCR or a DVR,
you can see that the "punch" is to Matt's hand,
a typical TV/movie stunt.
Another scene is where Luis gets hit by a bottle and his arm is cut.
The problem is that the bottle that he was "hit" with contained fake blood,
as seen by the fake blood on the vehicle they are taking.
Also,
there is no cut on his arm and the studio section also shows fake blood on the
hands of some of the people.

I have no problem with an entertainment show,
but there should be a disclaimer by TruTV that this show is fake.
Based on what TruTV is supposed to be,
this show should not even be on TruTV since it does not match the tagline.

One someone lies,
it is impossible to believe anything else that they say and this applies to
TruTV.
Due to this,
I have to wonder how many of the other shows on TruTV are also fake.
If TruTV wants to be honest,
which I doubt,
they should admit this scam and any other fake/staged shows (shows which do not
match with what they claim to be).

Other Fake Shows

I know, it is pretty obvious,
but it seems like the concept of fake shows has become more popular.
For some reason it seems that reality shows don't have enough reality to make
it interesting,
so the shows add fake content.

If you see a credit for writers at the end of a show,
then you know it is fake.

I have heard though multiple sources that the Pastor's gun on "American Guns"
was never sold or given to the person who it was claimed to have had it made.
Quite clearly it seems there are issues with the show "Sons of Guns",
which make it unclear how much is real and how much is made up for the show.
I have also heard that the show "Auction Hunters" has "reality" issues,
including claims what was being sold,
which makes it unlikely that the item was actually found.

Take a look at the disclaimer at the end of "America's Court",
it states that it is all fake,
but I suspect that most people don't bother to read that.
I guess the small claims court show has become popular,
so someone decided that making up fake cases to hear in a fake court would have
a good return on investment.

The article is quite interesting since it says that the producers are casting
for the second season,
yet they also claim that it is a reality show.
There are "reality" shows in which they need to cast people to participate,
but a reality show based on a business should not need casting since if you
cast people,
then quite clearly it is fake.

Perhaps they should film what actually goes on there,
such as from this report:

There appears to have been a change around May 2012 with respect to the
business,
specifcally with the Federal Firearms License (FFL).
In looking at the Federal Firearms License information,
the name on the FFL at GunSmoke location is now "TRIGGERS FIREARMS LLC".
This is a recent change since it previously was "GUNSMOKE, INC".
One has to wonder why the name change and whether there are issues which
required the change.
The old address for Triggers Firearms claims that the name is RAR Guns,
but the FFL database does not show that there is actually a FFL at that address.

On the Facebook web page for RAR Guns,
it seems that some people are unhappy with them:

The Facebook page says that RAR Guns was founded in 2010,
but that they have 25 years experience.
It is also interesting that the web page listed is not available.

Another interesting aspect is that in looking at the FFL database,
it is only recently that an 07 FFL (manufacturing) existed at the address shown
for GunSmoke,
around May 2012 according to the data that I have access to.

It states that Rich Wyatt has worked on the training academy staff of the
Aurora Polic department,
but has been on leave from the department since April (2000).
"Both Hellenschmidt and Wyatt declined to reveal reasons for the leave."

Here is an interesting article regarding some of the "reality" of the show:

The first thing mentioned in the article which shows that it is not reality is
the claim that Wyatt and Ticer served together,
the reality is that Ticer happened to stop by the shop because his son is a fan
of the show.
The next thing is that they did not buy the firearm.
They claimed to shoot the firearm in Avon,
but in reality it was a spot near Castle Rock.
The final funny item is that 'While the rifle has Avon police logos on it, "Our
department doesn't have anyone on the sniper team," Ticer said.'

A search shows a "Red Jacket, Inc", which is active, but not in good standing
for failure to file Annual Report and that lists William Hayden.
There is also "RED JACKET INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.", which lists William Hayden
and seems to have been created on 06-Apr-2011.
Stephanie Hayden is an officer of "RED STICK FIREARMS AND SHOOTING RANGE,
L.L.C." and the registered agents,
but it is listed as "Inactive" due to "Voluntary Action" as of 06-Jan-2009.

So why is it that the show represents people as just an employees?
Is the LLC a fraud?
Why is The Discovery Channel involved with such a company?

William Hayden owns the trademark, which was first used on 06-Apr-1999.

In a memo to the judge, attorneys for the three plaintiffs cried foul, alleging
Hayden had begun dating Lee shortly after she was named as a potential witness
in the case, then had her arrested for simple burglary two days after the
affidavit favorable to him was made official.

Anyone who has gone to a storage auction would know that the show is fake as
there is a process that has to be done in order to sell the contents of a
storage unit.
Before the contents are auctioned off,
the storage unit is opened (which would be when the lock would be cut off),
the contents noted (from an outside view),
a picture might be taken,
then the unit is closed, locked and sealed.
At that point in time,
there is a key to the lock for the storage unit.
The seal is cut off,
but it is a thin wire to cut it,
and it is done on the auction day.